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CVE-2014-3917

kernel/auditsc.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.5, when CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL is enabled with certain syscall rules, allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive single-bit values from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a large value of a syscall number.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-3917 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from suse, from redhat, from redhat and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-06-05T17:55:07.307

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 3.3 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	10.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	5	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_mrg	2.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	≤ 3.14.5	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	3.14	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	3.14	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	3.14	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	3.14	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	3.14	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	3.14	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	3.14	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	3.14	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	3.14	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	3.14.1	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	3.14.2	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	3.14.3	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	3.14.4	Yes

References

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1713179 ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1143.html ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1281.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/59777 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60011 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60564 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/29/5 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1102571 ([email protected])
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1713179 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1143.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1281.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59777 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60011 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60564 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/29/5 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1102571 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For suse's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.